The Art Emporium will feature the recent works of T. Paige Dalporto in a show titled “Indelible,” opening Monday. An opening reception will be held from 5:30 to 8 PM Thursday.

The Art Emporium is open 10 AM to 6 PM Monday through Friday, and 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday. The Art Emporium is located at 823 Quarrier Street.

The Habitat for Humanity ReStore will host a do-it-yourself workshop entitled “Creative Light Fixtures”. The event will he held this Saturday from 1 to 4 PM at the Homeowner Education and Community Center on 815 Court St.

The $25 fee covers electrical supplies and an assortment of creative items. Participants are encouraged to bring creative items from home.

The East End Family Resource Center will hold its annual Heart and Soup Dip Dinner from 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Charleston Armory on Coonskin Drive. All proceeds benefit after-school and senior programs at the East End Center. Tickets available at the door or at the center. Call 304-344-1656.

Covenant House presents Chef’s Challenge at 5:30 p.m. March 7 at the Clay Center. Four local chefs will create gourmet meals using only ingredients typically found at the Covenant House food pantry. Tickets are $100. Proceeds benefit Covenant House. Call 304-344-8433.

The 2012 West Virginia Official State Travel Guide has arrived and is available free by request or at Welcome Centers statewide, courtesy of the West Virginia Division of Tourism.

Travelers will find all the information they need at their fingertips. Shopping, dining, lodging, outdoor recreation and entertainment is conveniently arranged by travel region. The guide also contains a 2012 calendar of events occurring statewide.

The guide’s compact size makes it easy to carry in a backpack, glove box or saddlebags. In addition, smart phone users can gain immediate access to online information via QR codes on select ads.

The guide was published in cooperation with Miles Media Inc., which has produced the Official State Travel Guide since 2004. It was printed at Quad Graphics in Martinsburg.

To request a free copy of the 2012 Official State Travel Guide, visit the West Virginia Division of Tourism online at www.wvcommerce.org/travel/requestinformation/ordertravelguide.aspx.

The Kanawha County Public Library is holding a writing contest. Teens are asked to write a story or poem to express their feelings about Valentine’s Day.

The entries must be submitted during February at any library location or emailed to amy.a…@kanawhalibrary.org. A release form, available on the KCPL website at http://kanawhalibrary.org/pdfs/artwork_release_form.pdf, must be included.

A prize will be awarded to the top three entries chosen by library staff. Entries will be posted on the library’s website, and winners will be notified when their prize is ready to be picked up.

Google’s fifth annual Doodle 4 Google contest for students in kindergarten through 12th grade is now open. This year’s theme is “If I could travel in time, I’d visit…” The entry deadline is March 20, and only one entry is allowed per student.

The national winner receives a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for his or her school, a Google Chromebook computer, a Wacom digital design tablet, a T-shirt featuring his or her doodle and a trip to New York for an awards ceremony May 17. Plus, his or her design will appear on the Google homepage for a day and also on a special edition of a Crayloa 64-crayon box.

This year, for the first time, a winner will be chosen from every state, selected from five finalists. A panel of Google employees will pick the finalists based on artistic merit, creativity and how well the theme is communicated in the work. One finalist will be picked from each age group (grades K-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 and 10-12).

Guest judges and Google’s own team of doodlers will choose the state winners. Guest judges include Katy Perry, Jordin Sparks, “Phineas and Ferb” creator Jeff “Swampy Marsh” and Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi, the author and illustrator team behind “The Spiderwick Chronicles.”

Charleston’s annual West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show has seen upwards of 15,000 attendees every year, and keeps on growing. This year’s show opening 20th January will be a three-day event that will feature more than 230 outfitters and outdoor-equipment vendors.

Now in its 26th year, the show draws attendees from throughout the Kanawha Valley and much of southern West Virginia. Jarrell said that if always-unpredictable January weather is bad, attendance show suffers a little, but not much. In good weather, crows jam the Civic Center floor.

Outfitters and vendors are only part of the show’s appeal. Exhibits, seminars and auctions attract a great deal of attention, too. Many of the exposition’s most popular events will occur on Saturday, Jan. 21.

Renowned coyote hunter Tom Bechdel will conduct two seminars on coyote calling and hunting, the first from 11 a.m. to noon and the second from 2 to 3 p.m. Representatives of the West Virginia Raptor Rehabilitation Center will conduct a live Birds of Prey seminar from noon to 1 p.m. The show will feature hawks, owls, and “Thunder,” the center’s resident bald eagle.

A pair of auctions will give show-goers a chance to snap up equipment and guided outings at below-market prices. The first, scheduled for 4 p.m., will be a silent auction. The second, at 5 p.m., will be a full-fledged auction. Col. Larry Boggs will serve as auctioneer.

As in the past, profits from the auction will be donated to wildlife and conservation organizations throughout the state. Jarrell said past recipients include Archery in the Schools, Hunters Helping the Hungry, Trout Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey Federation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Show hours are noon to 9 p.m. on Jan. 20, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Jan. 21, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 22. Admission is $7 for adults, $1 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for children under age 6.

Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney — collectively known as Rascal Flatts, will be performing Thursday at the Charleston Civic Center, along with singers Sara Evans and Hunter Hayes.

They are also promoting their album “Nothing Like This” — which was a No. 1 country album in 2011, sold more than a million copies and spawned three Top 5 hits.

The band also plans to release an album of new material in April 2012.

Since 1977, members of the Kanawha Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited have worked through the Kanawha County Schools’ Community Education program to conduct a series of “Angling Arts Classes” that teach fly fishing, fly tying and rod building to adults and young people alike.

The next group of classes is scheduled to begin Jan. 19 at Elk Elementary Center, located off Interstate 79′s Mink Shoals exit north of Charleston. A second series will begin in March.

The January schedule includes Krepps’ Beginning Fly Fishing course; a Beginning Fly Tying course taught by Jason Butcher; a Basic Rod Building course by Marge and Dave McCutcheon, with Eigenbrod assisting; and an Intermediate Fly Fishing Techniques course taught by Ed Crum.

Classes meet once a week for four to six weeks, all on Thursday nights. Instructional costs range from $25 to $35, with additional charges for individual students’ fly tying and rod building supplies.

Class sizes are limited and pre-registration is required. Students can pre-register by calling Krepps at 304-562-9050.

The West Virginia State Museum will highlight West Virginia’s rich history of glass production in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, in Charleston. The program is free and open to the public.

The State Museum houses a multitude of glass pieces with the work of more than 175 glass companies and craftsmen. Chief Curator James R. Mitchel will provide a video tour of the collection.

Advance registration for the workshop is not required, but is encouraged. To register, contact Robert Taylor, archives library manager, at 304-558-0230, Ext. 163, or by email at Bobby.L.Taylor@wv.gov.

The seminar will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12. The Archives and History Library is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. The library is closed on Sunday.